In Focus Crystals describes over 100 crystals, from amethyst to zircon, complete with detailed summaries of their uses, qualities, and strengths, all expertly presented by crystal therapist Bernice Cockram. Included inside the back cover is a set of 7 double-sided grid cards that provide quick and easy reference to laying out crystals for healing, energizing, and more. Feeling creatively or spiritually blocked? Having trouble sleeping? Perhaps you are suffering from a physical ailment? Regardless of what may be plaguing you, the innate power within crystals can have tremendous healing effects. This artfully designed guide covers everything you need to know to benefit from their healing power, including how to: Work with crystal energy Select crystals from the various shapes available Cleanse crystals to clear away unwanted energy Use crystals for dowsing Work with chakras, auras, and the zodiac Set up crystal grids The In Focus series applies a modern approach to teaching the classic body, mind, and spirit subjects. Authored by experts in their respective fields, these beginner's guides feature smartly designed visual material that clearly illustrates key topics within each subject. As a bonus, each book includes reference cards or a poster, held in an envelope inside the back cover, that give you a quick, go-to guide containing the most important information on the subject.

The world is reawakening to the potent energies and unusual properties of one of our planet's most amazing gifts . . . crystals! Since ancient times, quartz crystals have been revered by people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs. Now Edmund Harold, one of the world's foremost crystal authorities, offers a complete guide to the properties of crystals and the ways we humans can derive the most benefit from them, including: * How to choose a crystal for your specific needs * How to cleanse a crystal, activate and wear it * How to use crystals in meditation * And more!

A full-color guide to programming crystals and harnessing their full potential • Explains how to program crystals and gemstones with specific healing intentions as well as how to cleanse and charge your crystals and prepare your own energy field • Provides detailed instructions for working with 8 key crystals, as well as healing and programming guidance for more than 60 well-known and important crystals • Includes vibrant photographs to convey each crystal’s individual powers In this vibrantly illustrated crystal guide, experienced holistic therapist and crystal-healing teacher Sharon McAllister offers an introduction to programming crystals and gemstones to harness their full potential. She explains how crystal programming combines the powerful instrument of intention setting with the healing energies of stones. She details how to cleanse and charge your crystals and prepare your own energy field before programming and provides a collection of intention-setting statements and programming recipes for personal healing as well as therapeutic use. Unveiling the light that each crystal radiates vibrationally and spiritually, Sharon reveals how each crystal is a living being that can be awakened to emanate its purest and strongest energy in alignment with specific healing purposes. She explains the dormant state of stones when they are still inside the earth, their activated state when extracted by humans, and their ignited state, when they are called into direct service with a programmed focus, which leads them to unfold their full healing potential. Focusing on 8 key crystals, including rose quartz, amethyst, and citrine, Sharon shows how these 8 stones can combine to form a powerful toolkit with a wide range of healing applications. She provides an in-depth chapter on each of the 8 key crystals, offering deep insight into their energies and healing properties. She also covers more than 60 additional crystals along with guidance on their healing uses and programming potential. Taking your crystal healing experience to a higher level, this guide shows how each crystal has its own life plan just like human beings and when a crystal enters your life it is never by coincidence.

The value and use of quartz crystals has lasted from ancient times. The earth has given us a gift of great importance in crystals. We are just now reawakening and relearning the power and energy of these remarkable stones. Now you can learn how to use these beautiful, natural gems for balance, healing, psychic enhancement, and just plain fun.

A world-renowned crystal guru reveals how introducing crystals to your daily mindfulness practice can help you improve focus-awareness and stay in the present moment. Are you looking for a better way to practice mindfulness? Crystals can help in so many ways. They have been around for millions of years—and in their terms, the passing of decades is merely the blink of an eye—so they offer new ways of perceiving your life. Gazing into the depths of a crystal offers you: • instant clarity and stillness of mind • a point of soft focus—so you can stay in the present moment without judging it or needing it to change • peace from your mind’s chatter • relief from anxieties and anger, both past and present • guidance, so you can make a decisive move (when it’s appropriate) • a deeper connection with yourself In Crystal Mindfulness, #1 bestselling crystal expert Judy Hall covers what mindfulness is, how it works, its benefits, and how crystals can aid you in your everyday mindfulness practice. She also examines topics that are relevant to your mindfulness practice, such as staying grounded, becoming centered, shutting off the chattering mind, and accepting yourself. The second half of the book is a comprehensive crystal mindfulness directory featuring 24 beautifully photographed crystals. Each description of the crystal and its benefits is accompanied by a mindfulness exercise, as well as other features such as keywords and a Crystal Reflection to use for instant access to inner calm. Flick through the pages until a picture catches your eye and work with the crystal as suggested—or target your crystal mindfulness practice more specifically using the book’s headings. When you tune into the crystal you need, the magic will happen.

Do you worry that you're messing up your kids? Do you get stressed when you think about their futures? New York Times bestselling author Crystal Paine knows how you feel. A mom of four, Crystal has struggled with anxiety over parenting. She wanted to parent with grace, instead of a system of rules where kids are expected to do all the right things. She wanted to be a safe place for her children, and she definitely didn't want to be remembered as the sort of mom who yelled, wounded her kids with words, or worse, cared more about her reputation than her kids' hearts. In this book, Crystal shares the life-changing lessons that God has been teaching her about raising kids with love and grace. In Love-Centered Parenting, Crystal will · reveal the no-fail secret to launching your kids · uncover the root of why we often feel so frustrated and irritated with our kids · share the four most important choices we can make as parents · give you the tools to keep going when you want to give up · help you get your kids to talk to you It is possible to parent from a place of freedom and rest, giving your kids what they truly need to thrive in this world.

The Power of Crystal Healing will focus primarily on practical application of stones as a source of healing for afflictions ranging from fatigue to high blood pressure. Uma Silbey, applying her 40 years of experience, presents proven crystal and stone techniques that work to heal the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Step-by-step instructions for both the beginner and the advanced show how to use crystals to help heal a diverse array of physical ailments like the flu and colds, cancers, nerve and blood disorders, migraine headaches, exhaustion, and stress, as well as emotional concerns like anger and depression, shame and guilt, loss, heartbreak, and finding love. The use of crystals to help heal common mental issues, such as anxiety and narcissism, OCD, suicidal ideation, PTSD, abusive behaviors, and self-harm, is also included. Though the use of crystals themselves can lead to a vastly expanded consciousness, the ability to “feel” or sense the vibrational fields that form the basis of all manifestation can help develop vast intuitive and psychic abilities and bring a deep sense of self. Specific techniques are given to help accelerate these processes. With easy-to-follow instructions, guidelines for building a personal “Crystal Healing Kit,” a diverse array of practices and powerful meditations, and over 100 beautiful pictures of the most powerful healing stones, this book will be an amazing first step for readers seeking a path of transformative healing.

A full-color guide to 52 crystals and practices to elevate your everyday life Are you looking to create your own luck? Or is today the day for breaking through blocks? Do you need to let go of what no longer serves you? Or do you simply want to sleep well, even if just for a night? No matter who you are, crystals can provide a boost of energy and purpose, as well as serve as tactile physical elements to help you transform your everyday life. In this essential, full-color guide, you will discover 52 crystals that can help you 365 days of the year. Co-author of Crystal Muse and founder of Energy Muse, Heather Askinosie, provides an abundance of key information, including each crystal's history and lore, origin, and intention, as well as a simple three- to six-step practices for easy activation. She also shares a wealth of crystal combinations for intentions such as love, wealth, creativity, and happiness. Whether you are an avid crystal fan or are a newbie, CRYSTAL365 will help you to create a personalized action plan for your own style and goals for positive change.

“This delightful – and highly accessible – book is beautifully illustrated and filled with hints and tips to help you make the most of your crystals. I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did.” —Judy Hall, best-selling author of The Crystal Bible Create a beautiful and empowering home environment with healing crystals. Featuring a dedicated section organized by the key rooms in the home, this modern guide to crystals helps you choose stones that will attract the energy you want in each space. Infused with the energy of Mother Nature, every crystal has a unique set of healing properties which, armed with a little knowledge, you can unlock and harness to improve all aspects of life. From tackling insomnia to relieving anxiety and fostering creativity, crystals can energize, calm, and inspire. Luminosity Crystals founder, Juliette Thornbury, provides all the information you need to source, care for, and display your crystals—as well as tips for wearing them and taking stones on the go. Find within: An introduction to the art of feng shui and how to use it in conjunction with specific crystals to enhance the energy in your home, followed by room-by-room crystal recommendations. A crystal directory organized by primary qualities (Joy & Success, Love & Relationships, Health & Wellness, Energy & Inspiration, Rest & Rejuvenation, Protection & Comfort). A guide to using your crystals, including meditations, rituals, associated chakras, beauty treatments, and crystal grids. Two indexes—one general and another that lists the stones by need. Whether you want to choose the right cluster for your coffee table, or to better understand the powerful potential of these stones, this essential guide will enable you to bring more of their transformative energy into your everyday life.

Tapping into children’s seemingly inherent love of rocks, this accessible introduction to gemology provides youngsters with a base understanding of crystal qualities, the power of colors, and the metaphysical importance of positive thinking. Divided into seven sections, each chakra is explored and visualization exercises are included in order to experience the chakra's energy. Explaining the perils of an imbalance in these areas, practical advice is given for choosing the best stones to restore equilibrium. Each crystal has a photograph and text describing its appearance and energy qualities, as well as concrete examples of life situations where a crystal and some positive thought affirmations can be helpful. Also included are free space sections for writing down one’s experiences and reflections, as well as a Life Challenges Easy Reference Chart.